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Interventions for Challenging Behaviours of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Disabilities: A Synthesis Paper
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Montgomery, Janine; Martin, Toby; Shooshtari, Shahin; Stoesz, Brenda M.; Heinrichs, Dustin J.; North, Sebastian; Dodson, Lindsay; Senkow, Quinn; Douglas, Joyce – Exceptionality Education International, 2014
This synthesis paper summarizes research literature addressing challenging behaviours in children and youth with autism spectrum disorders and developmental disabilities in school settings. We conducted a comprehensive literature review to identify relevant peer-reviewed articles published between the years 2000 and 2011. The methodological…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Children, Youth, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Identifying Empirically Supported Treatments for Phobic Avoidance in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
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Jennett, Heather K.; Hagopian, Louis P. – Behavior Therapy, 2008
This paper reviews the literature regarding the treatment of phobic avoidance in individuals with intellectual disabilities. Criteria for classifying interventions as empirically supported, developed by the American Psychological Association (APA) Division 12 Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures, were used. For…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Criteria, Psychology, Anxiety
Evidence-Based Psychosocial Treatments for Child and Adolescent Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Barrett, Paula M.; Farrell, Lara; Pina, Armando A.; Peris, Tara S.; Piacentini, John – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2008
Child and adolescent obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic and debilitating condition associated with a wide range of impairments. This article briefly discusses the phenomenology of OCD, the theory underlying current treatment approaches, and the extant psychosocial treatment literature for child and adolescent OCD relative to the…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Cognitive Restructuring, Classification, Phenomenology
A New Taxonomy of Cognitive Strategies for the Management of Pain.
Fernandez, Ephrem P. – 1984
This paper presents cognitive strategies as one major approach to pain management. They are discussed as part of a trimodal system of pain management that also includes behavioral manipulations and physical intervention. The need for a standardized classification to deal with terminological inconsistency in the literature on cognitive management…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Restructuring
The E-R-A Model: The Role of Feelings in Family Therapy Reconsidered: Implications for a Classification of Theories of Family Therapy.
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L'Abate, Luciano; Frey, Joseph, III – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1981
A model lending itself to the classification of family therapy theories is presented. The importance of the role of feelings is stressed. Emphasis is placed on using a continuum of emotionality separately from rationality or activity in this model. (Author)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Behavior Modification, Classification, Counseling Theories
A Meta-Analysis of Adolescent Psychosocial Smoking Prevention Programs Published between 1978 and 1997 in the United States
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Hwang, Myunghee Song; Yeagley, Kathleen Lux; Petosa, Rick – Health Education & Behavior, 2004
Psychosocial smoking prevention studies have shown inconsistent results and theory-driven programs have been related to program success. This meta-analysis was used as a judgment tool for resolving these issues by estimating average program effects and investigating the relative efficacy of program types. The present study examined 65 adolescent…
Descriptors: Smoking, Prevention, Effect Size, Social Influences
Social Skills Interventions with the Learning Disabled: Past, Present, and Future.
Hatzichristou, Chryse; Whang, Patricia A. – 1987
A review and analysis of relevant literature discusses the heterogeneity of social competence observed in learning disabled children. Sociometric group classification is judged to be a viable behavioral classification framework. Inconsistencies are noted in the way peer popularity, peer acceptance, and sociometric status are defined in the…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Biological Influences, Classification, Elementary Education